Dorian van Rijsselberghe | |
Fullname: | Dorian Benno Eric van Rijsselberge |
Nationality: | Dutch |
Birth Date: | 24 November 1988 |
Birth Place: | Den Burg |
Height: | 1.89m (06.2feet) |
Club: | Waddenteam |
Medaltemplates-Title: | Competition record |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Updated: | 27 February 2016 |
Dorian van Rijsselberghe (born 24 November 1988, in Den Burg) is a sailor (windsurfer) from the Netherlands.
He won his first Dutch title when he was 13.
Van Rijsselberghe on the Dutch RS:X won the gold medals at the 2012 Olympics in Weymouth, and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Van Rijsselberghe was a student at CIOS. Van Rijsselberghe is married and has two daughters.
Van Rijsselberghe dominated the competition completely by finishing first among the 38 competitors in 7 out of 10 races, second twice and third once. After the ninth race, he had accumulated a sufficient lead over the second placed Nick Dempsey to be certain to win the gold medal – as long as he competed in the remaining races – irrespective of his results in the 10th race and in the medal race.